C. Thomas Chandler began playing guitar and writing songs in his early teens, as well as performing with a variety of local bands in the famed Muscle Shoals area of Alabama. Now an accomplished singer/songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist, he juggles four diametrically opposed projects, his project studio and record label. His diverse talent and musical interests seem to be constantly leading in several different directions simultaneously, with Chandler himself as a main creative force and producer of each of the resulting bodies of work.

Stegosaurus (formerly Spineless) is Chandler’s current moniker while writing, recording and performing acoustically. He says, “Just a guy with a guitar. This includes the plethora of acoustic stuff I've done since the 90's with additional unreleased material.” He describes the sound as “Bob Mould, Grant McClennan, and Dave Grohl on sedatives in a blender underneath a wash of Takamine tone”. Others have compared Chandler’s vocal style to Maynard James Keenan of A Perfect Circle and Glenn Phillips of Toad the Wet Sprocket. During the course of this decades-spanning project, Chandler has opened for acts including The Secret Handshake, Bob Mould and the Gamble Brothers Band.

Fly in the Ointment started out as a side project in 2001 with the band drawing a line in the sand between the crumbling walls of the alternative/rock genres and injecting a healthy dose of psychedelia. FITO is a politically fueled, punk influenced arsenal influenced by At the Drive-In, Rise Against, and the Dillinger Escape Plan and is designed to enlighten its audience to the social and environmental issues facing the world today. Chandler demonstrates his seemingly effortless ability to maneuver between light, haunting melodies and gravelly, soul-piercing screams. FITO released the full length Gravitation, Pulleys and Puppet Strings in 2003 on Chandler’s label, Living Reef Records. Their sophomore effort, Walking Backwards, is currently in production.

Leaving the heavy residue of FITO behind and forming a new ambient noise, Chandler formed the AntiKythera Mechanism in 2006 . The sound veers off the beaten path for a different shade of gray. Electronic beats underneath acoustic rhythms, pianos and nuances of multiple genres lull the listener into a daydream of sorts. Here you definitely see a more mellow side of Chandler, reminiscent of The Jesus and Mary Chain, The Shins, Silversun Pickups and Death Cab for Cutie.

Jesus Crisis showcases the “less is more” agenda of Chandler and Matt Hoagland of Sacramento, CA. Hoagland approached Chandler in 2006 about writing together for this project, and the result has been a return to no holds barred rock but with an industrial slant. Intelligent and invigorating, their influences include Tool, Deftones, Fugazi and Mudvayne. Not surprisingly, Chandler’s voice has been compared to the vocalists for those respective bands, among others. The duo is presently writing, recording and mixing with plans to release an EP in early 2008.